gagn
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse gagn (“benefit, advantage, use”), from Proto-Germanic *gagną, *gaganą (“gain, profit", literally "return”), from *gagana (“back, against, in return”), a reduplication of *ga- (“with, together”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“next to, at, with, along”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kakn/
Noun
gagn n (genitive singular gagns, plural gøgn)
Declension
n5 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | gagn | gagnið | gøgn | gøgnini |
accusative | gagn | gagnið | gøgn | gøgnini |
dative | gagni | gagninum | gøgnum | gøgnunum |
genitive | gagns | gagnsins | gagna | gagnanna |
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse gagn (“benefit, advantage, use”), from Proto-Germanic *gagną, *gaganą (“gain, profit", literally "return”), from *gagana (“back, against, in return”), a reduplication of *ga- (“with, together”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“next to, at, with, along”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kakn/
- Rhymes: -akn
Noun
gagn n (genitive singular gagns, nominative plural gögn)
Declension
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | gagn | gagnið | gögn | gögnin |
accusative | gagn | gagnið | gögn | gögnin |
dative | gagni | gagninu | gögnum | gögnunum |
genitive | gagns | gagnsins | gagna | gagnanna |
Mauritian Creole
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɛ̃j/
Verb
gagn
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse gagn (“benefit, advantage, use”), from Proto-Germanic *gagną, *gaganą (“gain, profit", literally "return”), from *gagana (“back, against, in return”), a reduplication of *ga- (“with, together”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“next to, at, with, along”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡaŋn]
Noun
gagn n
Declension
nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | gagn | gagns |
definite | gagnet | gagnets | |
plural | indefinite | — | — |
definite | — | — |
Related terms
References
- gagn in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- gagn in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- gagn in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)